ABOUT in a Sentence

Learn ABOUT from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

404 example sentences for ABOUT, such as:

1. I often dreamt about my hometown.
2. Leonora was fussy about her looks.
3. He spoke frankly about the ordeal.
4. Her daughter had talked about you.
5. He is optimistic about the future.

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 Meanings and Examples of ABOUT
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
about
 prep.  on the subject of, or connected with
 ad.  a little more or less, imprecise but fairly close to correct
Classic Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
1  "I think it's about a month," she answered.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
2  He was a funny looking boy about twelve.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
3  "I don't know anything about boys," she said slowly.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
4  "My dinner's easy to carry about with me," he said.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI
5  "She knows about children," said Mary.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
6  Her daughter had talked about you.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
7  "I didn't know about them in India," said Mary.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
8  I'd always take Susan Sowerby's advice about children myself.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
9  The servants are not allowed to speak about me.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
10  He is not going to tell Mrs. Medlock anything about it yet.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
11  "I've been thinking about you, too," answered Mary.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
12  Besides, she longed to talk about him.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
13  "He knows all about eggs and nests," Mary went on.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
14  She didn't like the way he had of talking about dying.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
15  She felt rather as if he almost boasted about it.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
Example Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
16  Paul's being a bit evasive about this job.
17  He spoke frankly about the ordeal.
18  He had an air of uncertainty about him.
19  He keeps griping about having no money.
20  I want to make an enquiry about train times.
21  They put about and sailed for home.
22  I saw Mary fetching about hither and thither.
23  Be more specific about what you want to do.
24  Leonora was fussy about her looks.
25  Stop larking about and get down to the problem.
26  He is optimistic about the future.
27  Don't speak bad about other people.
28  I often dreamt about my hometown.
29  I was in a quandary about whether to go.
30  I'm pleased to hear about your news.